Planning appeal decision
Warren Hill Lodge, Manor Road, Loughton, IG10 4RP
Planning appeal 3290841 at Warren Hill Lodge, Manor Road, Loughton, IG10 4RP (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 31 October 2022 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- IG10 4RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal qualifies as an extension to the dwelling under NPPF paragraph 149(c) and does not constitute a disproportionate addition relative to the original building, therefore it is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM 4 (Green Belt) C (iii)Policy GB2A (Development in the Green Belt)Policy CP2 (Protecting the Quality of the Rural and Built Environment)Policy SP6 (Green Belt and District Open Land)Policy GB7A (Conspicuous Development)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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